Download or read book Stupid Questions Asked of Jesus written by Timothy L. Brinkley and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-02-19 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even the disciples were sometimes guilty of asking Jesus some pretty dumb questions. This book is comprised of a collection of messages focusing on questions that various people asked the Lord and his profound responses. Many of the basic truths of Christianity are confirmed and supported in what Jesus said as he answered these "stupid questions". Background information in the scripture context is also highlighted to further reveal the messages contained in the words of Christ.
Download or read book Holy Curiosity written by Winn Collier and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular author and columnist Winn Collier invites readers to hear Jesus's persistent questions, to allow them to penetrate the soul, and to be called to the untamed life that Jesus offers.
Download or read book 1001 Stupid Questions Atheists Ask Christians written by Stephen McGrath and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atheists pose some of the most ridiculous and annoying questions imaginable: Does the Christian God already know if the world is going to end by human hands or natural causes? Does the Christian God know the exact date and time the sun will die? If a boy gets hit by a meteorite next week, wouldn't the Christian God have known about its trajectory for millions of years and yet failed to move the boy 10 feet out of the way? If every human on Earth died, would the Christian God continue to keep Saturn orbiting the sun? ______ More of a debate primer than a literary work of scholarship, this book gets into the mind of the atheist by revealing the absurdity of their faulty logic and tactics in their attack on Christianity. Formatted in an easily digestible list of questions, paraphrased from real-life atheist dialog across the web, this work is not only amusing, but also informative. With this book, Christians now have the ammunition to defend Faith with a secret preview of the arguments that comprise the outlandish philosophy of atheism.
Download or read book Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ Revised Edition written by John Piper and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2004-10-27 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is Jesus Christ? You've never met him in person, and you don't know anyone who has. But there is a way to know who he is. How? Jesus Christ-the divine Person revealed in the Bible-has a unique excellence and a spiritual beauty that speaks directly to our souls and says, "Yes, this is truth." It's like seeing the sun and knowing that it is light, or tasting honey and knowing that it is sweet. The depth and complexity of Jesus shatter our simple mental frameworks. He baffled proud scribes with his wisdom but was understood and loved by children. He calmed a raging storm with a word but would not get himself down from the cross. Look at the Jesus of the Bible. Keep your eyes open, and fill them with the portrait of Jesus in God's Word. Jesus said, "If anyone's will is to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority." Ask God for the grace to do his will, and you will see the truth of his Son. John Piper has written this book in the hope that all will see Jesus for who he really is and will come to enjoy him above all else.
Download or read book What Matters Most written by Leonard Sweet and published by Waterbrook Press. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advocates a relationship with Jesus Christ based on personal engagement which can have life changing consequences.
Download or read book Rethinking Catholic Theology written by Egan, Harvey D., SJ and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinking Catholic Theology: From The Mystery of Existence to the New Creation provides readers with an intelligent, informed, critical grasp of at least the central truths of the Catholic/Christian tradition. It aims to help readers to rethink more deeply these essential truths, and moreover, in what specific ways the understanding of the Catholic faith has changed and/or remained the same since Vatican II. The first part centers on Jesus Messiah and the mystery of existence. It delineates how his life, death, resurrection as “transformed physicality,” and ascension usher in the kingdom of God and best answer the questions: Who am I? Who are we? Where did we come from and where are we ultimately headed? What is the meaning of it all? The second part focuses on how Pentecost, the Trinity, the Church, the Scriptures, the Sacraments, Christian life itself, Mariology, the Communion of Saints, and Christian mysticism shed light on the mystery of existence. It demonstrates how the church flows intrinsically and naturally from the person of Jesus Christ and how the Scriptures and the sacraments likewise arise intrinsically and naturally from the church. Part three stresses considers various views of afterlife mainly from the Judeo-Christian tradition. It raises difficult after-death questions, such as individual and general judgment, the intermediate state, the nature of the soul after death, Limbo, and Purgatory. Finally, it outlines the idea of Jesus’s Second Coming and considers such concepts as Deep Incarnation, and the New Creation.
Download or read book The s meia in the fourth gospel written by Nicol and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-04-09 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary Material /W. Nicol -- Introduction /W. Nicol -- Chapter One: The Source-Critical Separation of the Sērmeia Traditions and their Johannine Redaction /W. Nicol -- Chapter Two: The Character of the Sēmeia Traditions /W. Nicol -- Chapter Three: The Johannine Redaction of the Sēmeia Traditions /W. Nicol -- Index /W. Nicol.
Download or read book The S meia in the Fourth Gospel written by W. Nicol and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1972 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to the Gnostic Gospels written by J. Michael Matkin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The founding of the early Christian Church had as much to do with politics and intrigue as it did with theology and religion. This history and the documents uncovered at the Nag Hammadi site in Egypt have formed the basis of some of the most interesting and mysterious questions today. Was Mary Magdalene a disciple of Jesus? What role did Jesus mother Mary play? What does the Gospel of Thomas tells us? Enter The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Gnostic Gospels. Expert author J. Michael Matkin has provided easy and understandable overviews to all these major works and more. With chapters discussing each of the major and minor documents found at Nag Hammadi, the book also includes an overview of Gnosticism and its most influential people. Readers get an easy, understandable view of the early Church, these relatively new documents, and their meaning to modern religion and philosophy today.
Download or read book You ll Get Through This written by Max Lucado and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all fear that the depression will never lift, the disappointment will never stop, the pain will never leave. Here in the pits, surrounded by steep walls, we wonder if our gray skies will ever brighten. Though these unprecedented and challenging times may bring a load of uncertainty and fear that feels too heavy to bear, God gives us this promise: You'll Get Through This. In You'll Get Through This, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado traces the story of Joseph as told in the book of Genesis. The Bible tells us that Joseph was tossed into a pit by his brothers, sold into slavery, wrongfully imprisoned, forgotten and dismissed. Yet Joseph's story is proof that we can flourish even in this broken world. On his darkest days, Joseph may have thought that the sun would never shine again, but God ultimately used these hardships for a greater purpose. Whether you find yourself in the pit of financial downturn, job loss, health crisis, or relationship stresses, God has a plan and a path forward designed just for you. Max reminds readers God doesn't promise that getting through trials will be quick or painless, but he does use our mess for good. In this book, Max will help you: Find comfort in the knowledge that you are God's child and God cares deeply for you Remember that God is near you and has never left you Look for hope in each hardship that you face Lean on your loving community in challenging times Take courage that God will restore even the most painful circumstances and use them for good Each copy of You'll Get Through This includes thoughtful questions for reflection designed to give you a chance to dive deeper into the hard yet hopeful story of Joseph's perseverance. With the compassion of a pastor, the heart of a storyteller, and the joy of one who has seen what God can do, Max explores the story of Joseph and the truth of Genesis 50:20: what Satan intends for evil, God redeems for good.
Download or read book The Preacher s Guide to Suicide written by H. C. Johnson and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-03-18 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes the startling claim that the pulpit is the appropriate place to address suicide. In A Preacher’s Guide to Suicide Johnson chisels through the rusty prison bars of cultural pretense and the oppressive myths of suicide. Using history, the social and behavioral sciences, and biblical inquiry over the centuries of varied Christian voices, Johnson demonstrates that suicide is part of the very fabric of Christian identity. And to preach suicide awareness is to preach life into the very act of dying. While grappling with the contemporary understanding of neuroscience, psychopathology, societal values, and individualism, Johnson seeks to present suicide in a hopeful light as we all approach death in those daily moments of confession, forgiveness, and prayer. Johnson hopes to provoke further conversation within the Christian community about the richness of suicide within the Scriptures and seeks to be a source of inspiration for preachers.
Download or read book Wisdom And Beyond written by Lafe Murray and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the book you have been looking for about biblical wisdom. First of all, it honors Jesus as the wisdom of God, and secondly, encourages a great relationship with God. Wisdom and Beyond is unique, so be prepared to be challenged as you will learn something new in each page. Love is the greatest of faith, hope, and love, but wisdom is supreme and above all other virtues. This book will change your life for the better. Becoming more like Jesus is the best life a person can live. Be wise and prosper.
Download or read book The Book of Eli written by Sam Moffie and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eli Canaan is a believer. And, like many, he believes himself to be a principled and moral man. Well, for the most part anyway. But, after a series of missteps, sins, some would say, Eli's life is suddenly and unexpectedly altered forever. A spurned wife, a gypsy, a hex and spiritual intervention may all be at the root of Eli's unexpected, deep and earnest introspection, which is like nothing he has ever experienced before - in this world. God and Jesus, as well as a host of zany characters, help show Eli the pathway to redemption (among other things). During his journey Eli is entertained by atheists, a renowned psychoanalyst, and one of the greatest jokesters in history, Groucho Marx. Eli takes nothing for granted as he is guided through a series of events and opportunities for learning what ought to be everyone's purpose in life - living the commandments as they were meant to be lived by. An uplifting story of hope and meaning and belief in the goodness that can come by opening one's eyes to the Heavens... Sam Moffie once again creates a story which every reader will identify with, feel empathy for, and be entertained by. The protagonist's adventures and concomitant soul-searching take us to a heightened level, whereby we ourselves begin to seek and ultimately find the road to salvation, if we choose to follow it. And, as any reader of Moffie knows, a good laugh is never more than a page away, if that... Like Vonnegut... no holds barred Like Rand... the consummate pragmatist Like Aesop... a moral message disguised by humor Moffie... master of all domains
Download or read book Logic Against Legend written by Jean Dieuvil and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bible is full of mysterious ideas and metaphysical concepts that are complex enough to turn our ways upside down . Though , some schools of thoughts put their heads on the block to defend the accuracy of the holy book ; but influenced , at the same time by the spiritual presence of God and the traditional effigy of idolatry , that accuracy is flooded by a stream of doctrines , dogma , norms and traditions . So the author of this book has developed an elaborate rationalization which hold that the code of ethics embodied in the bible produced the humorous theories of nations and peoples that are designed to retard mens understanding of the scriptures . In keeping with the views of religious leaders , and through investigative observations of the scanty knowledge of many teachers of the scriptures , the author has found evidence of a combination of logic and legend .
Download or read book The One Year Devos for Teens written by Susie Shellenberger and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how time spent with God can help face tough issues every day.
Download or read book From Anger to Zion written by Porter Taylor and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflections on Scripture and associated theological/spiritual words.
Download or read book First Trust Your Guide from Rags to Riches written by Daniel Andrew and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a beautiful September day, God spoke to me. Not only did he speak directly to me but also within a few minutes, he put it in writing. I can prove it. I don't know anyone else that has had this experience. You have to read the story to believe it! This direction provided by God is one I want to share to help lead you from rags to riches-guaranteed. You just need to follow the directions. This book is filled with business and personal divine intervention stories from the beginning, and you will see a simple guide for you to follow for an abundant life and career.